Cement Masons Local 555 Archives

Amazon shuts out union workers in Woodburn

Feb 16, 2022

Local building trade unions have been picketing the colossal construction site to protest out-of-state contractors and subpar wages.

CBS’ Tough As Nails casting Season 4

Jun 30, 2021

The reality show celebrates hard-working men and women who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty.

Journeyman card counts toward college credit

May 18, 2021

Mount Hood Community College has agreements with over a dozen union apprenticeship programs to award equivalent college credits.

Ready for prime time

Feb 4, 2021

A Portland building trades union member is a contestant on Season Two of CBS’ hit prime time reality show Tough as Nails.

Local cement mason competes in Season 2 of the CBS reality show Tough as Nails

Jan 13, 2021

Liz Nichols, a seven-year member of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons union, is one of 12 contestants on the show.

Green jobs, but not for you

Jul 14, 2020

Oregon construction unions say state-subsidized clean energy work is going to nonunion out-of-state firms and out-of-state crews.

Plasterers uncover wage theft at luxury apartments in Eugene

Jun 2, 2020

When building trades unions police abuses in the construction industry, they’re defending all workers, not only their members.

TriMet awards transit project to union-signatory minority contractor

Feb 5, 2020

Raimore Construction will be the general contractor on the $60 million construction portion of the Division Transit Project, which will be the largest construction contract awarded to a minority contractor in Oregon history.

The next generation of Cement Masons

Dec 3, 2018

Cement Masons Local 555 and Plasterers Local 82 drew a record crowd of 243 to their annual holiday dinner.

Cement Masons and Plasterers celebrate at holiday party

Dec 11, 2017

Cement Masons Local 555 and Plasterers Local 82 recognized longtime members and graduating apprentices at their annual holiday dinner Dec. 2.